ORNITHOLOGY. 



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Coot (Podoa) One species. 



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Sea-swallows (Sterna) 

 Scissor-bill (Bhynchops) 



Three species. 

 One species. 

 Bhynchojps Nigra, (a) 



Pelicans (Pelecanus) 

 Cormorant (Halieus) 



Man-of- war-bird (Tachypetes) 



One species. 

 One species* 

 Halieus Carbo. 

 One species. 

 Pelecanus Aquilus. 



Booby (Sula) One species. 



Pelecanus Sula. 



Darter (Plotus) One species. 



Plotus Anhinga. 

 Ten species. 



Ducks (Anas) Anas Clypeata. (b) 



Anas Americana (c) 

 Anas Marila. (d) 

 Anas Dominica, (e) 

 Anas Moschata. (f ) 

 Anas Autumnalis. (g) 

 Anas Viduata (h) 

 Anas Discors. (i) 



(a) Bec-en-ciseaux, or scissors-bill. 



(b) Shoveller, the same as in Europe. 



(c) Jensen. 



(d) Millouin. 



(e) Vingeon. 



(f) Musk-duck, but commonly and erroneously termed Muscovy-duck. 



(g) White-winged ouikiki, or vicissi. 

 Hi) Ouikiki bouriqui. 



(i) Crescent-teal. 



In glancing- over this catalogue, it will be observed that the 

 raptorial order is largely represented, in proportion to the extent 

 of the island ; for, not only is the number of species not incon- 

 siderable, but one of them, the Spizaetus Ornatus, is of a pretty 

 large size : the fact of their number is undoubtedly a consequence 

 of the facility afforded these birds in the procuring of food. They 

 prey upon the smaller species which abound in the island, and 

 feed upon their young or their eggs. Bats, which are far from 

 being scarce, supply food to one of our falcons, and a few species 

 feed upon reptiles and our largest insects : the black-backed 

 goshawk is constantly on the watch, along the sea-shore and the 

 banks of rivers, ready to seize upon the fish which form its main 

 aliment. 



The insectivorous tribes, however, are the true representatives 

 of our ornithology, as regards number. There are so many species 

 which feed upon insects and their larvae, that it may be asked, 



